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Pink Villa
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The Handmaid's Tale: Why Did Alexis Bledel Pull Out of Emmy Awards 2025 Run?
The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 brought on the finale of the highly loved series. Bringing back one of the most fan-favourite characters, Dr. Emily Malek/Ofglen, Alexis Bledel managed to shock viewers with her appearance, which became one of the most talked-about cameos of the year. She managed to give a very notable end to her character, adding value to the Hulu series, much to the delight of those watching. Despite previously applying for an Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series nomination, she has now withdrawn it. The Handmaid's Tale Season 6 has a change of nominations Alexis Bledel will not be a part of the 2025 Emmy Awards race for the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. A new set of rules has been released for the upcoming anticipated awards night, which prohibits anyone nominated in a lead or supporting category for the same show from winning this particular award. According to a Variety report, Alexis Bledel was notified by the Television Academy that she would not be in the running for the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series award. She'll instead be moved to the supporting actress race. The Handmaid's Tale season 6 will not be adding Alexis Bledel's name to their nominations, and she will exit the race, choosing to stay away from the ballot, which is set for June 12. Previously, a similar situation broke down when, in 2018, the actress was not allowed to enter the Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series competition after appearing in seven of the thirteen episodes. She is now eligible for a win in the Supporting Actress in a Drama Series award, just as she was 7 years ago. Other actors affected include Meryl Streep and Paul Rudd for their appearances in Only Murders in the Building. Meanwhile, The Handmaid's Tale is all set to have around 35 nominations at this year's Emmy Awards, across Primetime Emmy Awards and The Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The show has so far managed to take home 15 trophies, proving a historical run for a streamer.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Y2K Icon Alexis Bledel Just Shared the Real Reason She Stepped Away From ‘The Handmaid's Tale'
If you ever felt emotionally wrecked after an episode of The Handmaid's Tale, you're not alone — so did its stars. Alexis Bledel, who played the fierce and haunted Emily, is finally opening up about why she quietly stepped away from the Hulu series in 2022 — and the reason will hit home for anyone who's ever had to walk away from something that felt too heavy. The Gilmore Girls alum, who portrayed Emily Malek (aka Ofglen) on the Hulu drama from 2017 to 2021, spoke to The Hollywood Reporter a few days ahead of the series finale. And in the new interview, she didn't hold back about the lasting impact of Emily's brutal storyline. More from SheKnows What Happened in Nine Perfect Strangers Season 1? Getting You Up to Speed for Season 2 'It was deeply upsetting to even imagine Emily going through something like that — being captured, powerless, with no say over her body,' Bledel shared. 'I was actually offered the role and when I read the pilot script, I immediately said yes. Somehow, Bruce [Miller] just knew I had Ofglen in me.' Emily, once a university professor and mother, is arrested for being in a same-sex relationship — a crime in the repressive, theocratic state of Gilead. Renamed 'Ofglen,' she becomes a Handmaid, forced to bear children for powerful Commanders. Her journey is one of the show's most tragic: from genital mutilation to exile in the Colonieas — a radioactive wasteland where prisoners are sent to die — to exacting violent revenge on Commander Waterford one of the series' most pivotal scenes. In May 2022, Bledel confirmed she would not return, telling E! News, 'After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid's Tale at this time.' Bledel isn't the only cast member who's ready to get out of Gilead for good, even with the recently announced sequel The Testaments in the works. Moira, played by Orange is the New Black's Samira Wiley, is June's best friend from before Gilead, is a former Handmaid who manages to escape to Canada — where she becomes one of the series' most outspoken and emotionally grounded survivors. While Wiley ultimately stayed, she made it clear she would return for the show's sequel. 'I'm not gonna tease and say maybe or nothing. Nope,' Wiley began. 'I am done with it. I am done with the trauma. I am. I mean it,' she explained to Parade at the Season 6 premiere back in April. 'Margaret Atwood, the way she writes these characters, the depth to all of it, I feel like I have played my part and my story is done.' 'I had to learn some techniques — meditation and mindfulness and all of those things — to consciously take myself out of the world of Gilead,' she said, later adding, 'I often tell people who binge watch the show like, please take care of your mental health.' Now, with Season 6 marking the show's final chapter, Bledel is reflecting with gratitude. 'I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily,' she added. The series finale airs May 27 — and it's sure to be an emotional end for fans and cast alike. Best of SheKnows Get to Know Elvis & Priscilla Presley's Extended Family: Daughter Lisa Marie, Granddaughter Riley Keough, & More 43 Radiant Celebrities Who Posted Makeup-Free Selfies A Look Back at Johnny Depp & Winona Ryder's Relationship in Photos
